Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Seye Oladejo ‘Naija no dey carry last’ is more than a popular street expression. It is a powerful declaration of the Nigerian spirit. It encapsulates our collective resilience, our innate competitiveness, our unyielding optimism, and our uncanny ability to excel despite overwhelming odds. From the bustling streets of Lagos to the classrooms of Europe and North America, from global concert stages to scientific laboratories, from boardrooms of multinational corporations to sporting arenas around the world, Nigerians have consistently demonstrated that excellence is embedded in our national character. Education remains one of the most remarkable testimonies of the Nigerian spirit.…
Security agencies have dismissed as false and misleading a viral social media video alleging that police officers provided clearance for armed bandits to pass through parts of Katsina State, describing the claim as a deliberate distortion of ongoing community-based security operations. The video, which has generated widespread reactions online, purportedly showed a police officer interacting with a group of armed men riding motorcycles, prompting allegations that security personnel were collaborating with bandits. However, senior security sources and the Nigeria Police Force have clarified that the individuals featured in the footage were not bandits but members of recognised community security outfits…
Leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, Phase3 Telecom, has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding broadband penetration across Nigeria, highlighting over two decades of strategic investments in critical digital infrastructure that continue to support connectivity nationwide. The Executive Chairman of Phase3 Telecom, Mr. Stanley Jegede, spoke on the company’s contributions to Nigeria’s digital ecosystem while receiving members of the Executive Committee of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), who paid him a courtesy visit at the company’s Abuja office on Thursday, 18 June, 2026. Speaking during the meeting, Mr. Jegede noted that Phase3 Telecom has spent the last 23 years building infrastructure…
The Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has cracked down on a group of secondary school students from Oyemekun Grammar School, Aquinas Secondary School, and CAC Grammar School following a viral “sign-out” video that sparked widespread public outrage across social media. The video, which circulated heavily on platforms like TikTok and Facebook following the completion of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), showed graduating students engaging in chaotic and undisciplined behaviour, including tearing uniforms and chanting inappropriate slogans. In an emergency meeting convened at the Ministry’s headquarters in Akure, government officials and school administrators gathered to…
A 19-year-old girl, Taiwo Badmus, has been hailed for her extraordinary courage after reportedly helping to foil an armed robbery attack on her family’s home in Animashaun, Ota, Ogun State. According to reports, the terrifying incident happened on May 25 in her family residence in Ota. Thegazellenews.com learnt that a group of armed robbers had stormed the Badmus family house and held family members to ransom. Taiwo, her siblings, and other members of the household were reportedly ordered to lie face down as the intruders demanded their mobile phones, ATM cards, and PIN numbers. It was at that point that…
Wife of the Chairman of Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Alhaja Kikelomo Layeni-Jimoh, has launched a massive grassroots mobilization drive, calling on all women within the council area to urgently register for and collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general elections. She charged them to be active participants and not just mere followers, emphasising that politics is about decisions that affect “our children’s schools, our markets, our clinics, our roads, adding that it is women that feel the issues mostly.” Pointing out that noise making would not achieve any result, Mrs. Jimoh stressed that it…
Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran JANDOR, Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) warmly felicitates with the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on the occasion of their birthdays, today, Thursday, 25 June, 2026. Dr. Adediran celebrated the two distinguished leaders for their remarkable contributions to governance, public service, and the continued development of Lagos State and Nigeria. He described Governor Sanwo-Olu as a focused, resilient, and pragmatic leader whose commitment to the growth and transformation of Lagos State…
Alarmed by the growing incidence of revenge porn, sextortion and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, the Senate and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have called for urgent measures to strengthen Nigeria’s response to image-based sexual abuse and other forms of cyber-interpersonal violence. The call came at a stakeholders’ workshop held in Lagos aimed at developing a comprehensive Nigerian framework to combat intimate image abuse, a form of online violence that experts said is increasingly destroying lives, damaging reputations and leaving victims with severe emotional and psychological scars. Participants at the meeting described the abuse as…
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has launched a locally driven nutrition intervention in Kebbi State to tackle rising cases of child malnutrition amid growing concerns over preventable deaths among children under five in north-west Nigeria. The humanitarian organisation announced on Wednesday that the programme, built around the use of Tom Brown, a locally produced complete food supplement, is expected to reach more than 16,000 children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition by the end of 2026. The initiative comes against the backdrop of a sharp rise in severe acute malnutrition cases recorded in Kebbi between 2024…